By Brian McMorris Recently a Futura-Automation customer expressed a problem with Vortex gate valves on an outdoor metal chip collection system getting stuck. The gate valves are mounted on a vacuum system. The factory operates an “air-lock” that maintains vacuum when the collection system is emptied into a bin. Normally, the plant-side valve is open […]
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SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85255, NOVEMBER 4, 2019 – Futura Automation LLC is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Adam Hendey to its consulting partner team. Mr. Hendey is a resident of Marion, Indiana. He has completed MET and EET course work at Purdue University and Ivy Tech Community College for Software Development. Mr Hendey is […]
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For those fascinated with the idea of Autonomous Vehicles, here is a new Public Broadcasting Service #Nova episode updating the state-of-art: Lucid Motors Tesla Nikola Motor Company Faraday Future #AI #AV #autonomousvehicles #robotics #autonomousdriving https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/look-whos-driving/
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How can we reduce waste and become more lean? One way is to identify losses around a robot cell operation. A manager once said “You can never recover lost robot cell time”. Goal: minimize idle robot cell time How do we capture losses? How do we categorize those losses? How do we put that process […]
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